C. Ed Massey, J.D.
Managing Partner
Ed Massey is a native of Northern Kentucky. He lives in Boone County with his wife of 32 years, and his youngest daughter Breanna. Ed is a graduate of Lloyd High School, Eastern Kentucky University and Chase College of Law.
Ed is a practicing partner in the law firm of Blankenship Massey and Associates. The firm has two offices, one in Grant County, Kentucky and the other in Kenton County, Kentucky. He is member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, and Indiana Bar Association.
Ed is graduate of the 2004 Class of Leadership Kentucky which is a unique program designed to “advance Kentucky by bringing people with leadership abilities together and providing them with insight into the complex issues facing the state."
Ed served as a member of the Boone County Board of Education for over 22 years. Additionally, he served as President of the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). Currently, Ed represents the 66th District in the Kentucky House of Representatives where he sits on the Education Committee, Judiciary Committee (Chair), Veterans Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee and Licensing and Occupations Committee.
Education has been a passion of Ed for more than 30 years. His goal is to provide opportunities for every child to be college, career and life ready.
Randy Poe, Ed.D.
Founding Partner
Randy Poe, Ed.D. serves as a Founding Partner of NCTLS and serves as an Executive Director of the Northern Kentucky Education Council and is the former superintendent of Boone County Schools in Kentucky. As part of NCTLS, Dr. Poe serves in a capacity as an Executive Consultant of Innovation for the National Center of Education Research and Technology (NCERT) and a Senior Fellow of the Schlechty Center. He is deeply committed to supporting the mission and enhancing advocacy efforts for Public Education. As superintendent, his focus revolved around academic rigor, real world relevance and focused partnerships with students, parents and the community. Dr. Poe has been recognized at both the state and national levels for his accomplishments. He was honored to be named as the 2015 F.L. Dupree Outstanding Superintendent Award, 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award by Northern Kentucky Education Council, the 2013 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators and AASA, the 2012 Outstanding NKU Alumnus of the College of Education and Human Services. He was selected for the Northern Kentucky Education Council – One-to-One Literacy Award in 2011 and recently, Dr. Poe was recognized as the 2017 Kentucky Parent –Teacher Association Honorary Life Recognition and the 2016 Celebrate Advocacy for Public Education Award by the Kentucky School Boards Association. Dr. Poe serves on the Northern Kentucky University Alumni Board of Directors, the ITLN Education Advisory Council, and is Past-President for the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents. Dr. Poe is married to Melinda and has four children.
Rich Fry, Ed.D
Associate Partner / President
Richard (Rich) W. Fry, Ed.D became superintendent of the Big Spring School District in April of 2004. Before coming to Big Spring, Rich served as the assistant superintendent in the East Pennsboro Area School District. Prior to the assistant superintendent position, he fulfilled numerous building administrator roles in south central Pennsylvania as well as nine years in Prince William County, Virginia.
Dr. Fry obtained his undergraduate degree from Lock Haven University, his Master’s Degree from the University of Richmond and his Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership from Penn State University. His focus as superintendent of Big Spring revolved around a student centered approach to learning that enabled all students to become life ready throughout their educational journey at Big Spring. This student centered approach allowed Big Spring to focus on relevant learning opportunities that challenge each of the 2600 students in the Big Spring School District. The school district’s commitment to personalized relevant learning drove the Big Spring community to develop a Profile of a Graduate and a local accountability system that focuses on the six components within the Profile of a Graduate. Dr. Fry’s transformational leadership helped build a learning organization that collaborates at all levels with like school systems nationally. This framework has also produced consistency and desire for growth at the Board, Administrative and Teacher level of the organization.
As a result of his dedicated service to students and his learning organization, Dr. Fry has been recognized at both the state and national level for his accomplishments. Dr. Fry was named the 2021 Leadership in Public Education award winner for the state of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fry served two terms on the American Association of School Administrators National Governing Board and most recently served as President of the Pennsylvania School Administrators Association in 2018-2019. He is also on several national boards within the education sector and has served and chaired numerous boards statewide throughout his career. Dr. Fry is married to Kelly and has four children.
Paul Jenkins
Client Services - North East
Paul Jenkins became the Superintendent of the Glens Falls City School District in July of 2011. Prior to that he was the Assistant Superintendent in Glens Falls for two years, the Assistant Superintendent in the East Greenbush Central School District for one year, high school principal in the Galway Central School District for ten years, and the K-12 principal in Fort Ann for two years. He began his career as a middle school English teacher in Fort Ann, NY.
Paul received his undergraduate degree in English Education from the State University in Potsdam, NY and his Master's Degree in Educational Administration from the State University in Plattsburgh, NY.
During his time as Superintendent of the Glens Falls City School District, he spearheaded a number of initiatives focusing on student engagement, health, and wellness. In 2012, he led the district to change the start time for high school students, being the first school in the area to move in that direction. Not long after, he initiated a one to one laptop rollout for all students in grades K-12, again leading the area at that time. Mr. Jenkins oversaw three different multi-million dollar capital projects during his eleven years at Superintendent allowing the District to complete much needed improvements to aging buildings and create updated learning spaces for students and staff. The most recent project will be finalizing a state of the art technology center with dedicated spaces for robotics and ESports.
Mr. Jenkins dedicated his spare time to volunteering within the greater Glens Falls Community as the President of the Section 2 Athletic Council, a member of the United Way Board of Directors, and the President of the Glens Falls YMCA. In 2017, he was honored as the YMCA's Volunteer of the Year for his service and commitment to the organization.
He is married to his wife Lynne of 32 years and they have two sons, Thomas in Cincinnati, Ohio and David in Chicago, Illinois.
Michael J. Dunsmore, Ed.D
Client Services - South East
Michael J. Dunsmore, Ed.D began his career as an intensive juvenile probation officer. His desire to coach and be a more positive impact on students led him to first becoming a guidance counselor before transitioning to a middle grades life skills teacher. He spent 6 years as a Director of Special Education in Pennsylvania before leaving Pennsylvania to become Superintendent of Tyrrell County Schools and later at Wayne County Schools in North Carolina. Mike’ grew up in Pennsylvania and received a BS Degree from Mansfield State College of Pa., three Master’s degrees from Shippensburg University of Pa and a Doctoral Degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
While at the helm at Wayne County, Dr. Dunsmore actively worked to develop a five year Strategic Plan for the district with a focus on technology, facilities and instructional reform. With approximately 19,000 students, 1,600 of which are military connected, Dr. Dunsmore successfully forged partnerships with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base leadership, was active in Goldsboro/Wayne County civic activities, Military Affairs Committee and served on State Military Affairs and North Carolina Command Committee. Under his forward-thinking vision, he garnered the necessary support to drive change in how education is delivered across the entire district. Focusing on best instructional strategies, increasing expectation for teacher instruction and student rigor. Of the 32 schools in Wayne County, 14 were listed as “Low Performing” Dr. Dunsmore and his Leadership Team made it a five-year goal to reduce that by 80%. After five years 9 of the 14 were moved from the Low Performing list with 3 additional schools within a small percentage of being removed. This work is highlighted by his team successfully fighting a state takeover of one of their schools and under a year came off the Low Performing list by exceeding growth and out performing the schools that were taken by the state. During his five year tenure, Dr. Dunsmore opened three news schools, oversaw four major renovation projects and increased technology capacity and hardware to better support student learning and instruction.
In addition to his education and administration experience, Dr. Dunsmore served as the Head Wrestling Coach at his high school alma mater, Big Spring High School and then at Shippensburg University. Dunsmore has been a certified scuba diver for over thirty five years and serves as a volunteer diver/educator at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. In addition to having served on various community and professional boards, Dr. Dunsmore is a member of the Council for Exceptional Students, National School Superintendents Association, North Carolina Superintendents Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Association of Military Impacted Schools and the National Center for Educational Research and Technology.
Dr. Dunsmore and his wife Diane met in high school and have been married 39 years. They have three grown sons and one granddaughter.